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Michael Schenker

From: Hannover, Germany
Since: 1955–present
Rating: ★ 3 (1 votes)
Releases: 23

hard rock
heavy metal
classic rock
rock

About

Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German rock guitarist. He is known as the leader of the Michael Schenker Group (MSG), as a member of the British band UFO, and for his work with Scorpions, a band he co-founded with his elder brother Rudolf Schenker.

After playing on Scorpions's debut album Lonesome Crow (1972), Schenker joined UFO in June 1973, recording five albums and one live album before leaving in 1978. He briefly rejoined Scorpions for the recording of Lovedrive, then he launched his own group MSG in 1979. Schenker later rejoined and left UFO three more times, recording new albums with the group before leaving for good in 2003.
He is regarded as one of the most influential guitarists of the 1970s, and has been called "a legendary figure in the history of metal guitar". Schenker continues to perform and record.

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